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HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES,  December  24,  18(33.— maced 
on  the  Calendar  and  ordered  to  be  printed.  '  Reported  by  Committoo 
on  Claims  as  a  substitute  for  the  original  bill. 

[By  Mr.  Olopton.] 


JOIIS^T  llJilSOHJT  IOjST 

For  the  relief  of  Major  AV,  F.  Haines. 

1  Whereas,  Major  AV.   F.  Haines,  Quartermaster  of  Maj.  Gen. 

2  Bowen's  Division,  immediately  before  the  capitulation  of  Vicks- 
3     burg  -vvas  consummated,  destroyed  a  large  sum  of  treasury  notes, 

■1  belonging  to  the  Government,  to  prevent  said  notes  from  falling 

5  into  the  hands  of  the  public  enemy ;  and- whereas ,  The  Treasury 
G  Department  has  no  legal  iiuthority  to  give  credit  for  the  notes  so 
7  destroyed ;  Therefore 

1  .      Resolved  h]j  the  Congress  oj'lhc  Confederate.  Statea  of  America,  That 

2  the  Treasury  Department  give  the  said  Major  W.  F.  Hines,  in 

3  the  settlement  of  his  accounts  as  said  (juartermaster,  credit  for 

4  the  amount  of  treasury  notes  belonging  to  the  Government,  which 
3  he  may  show,  by  satisfactory  evidence,  to  have  been  destroyed  by 

6  him  at  Vicksbur^,  by  order  of  Maj.  Gen.  J3owen. 


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